Paul Trapani

Thanks for the free figures. I think that they are great. Let me add to your review by saying that the Ultimate figures are perfect for Darkest Africa and the other colonial campaigns. That is the way all figures should look, especially because of the elements that troops and natives had to deal with in that sort of climate. Thanks to you I wrote off for a catalog. I am also sending for a catalog from Cannon Fodder. The bigger figures are for me!

Sounds like a satisfied reader to me!

Ron Lizorty

Enclosed you'll find color Xeroxes of my late brother's "record" of his British Colonial Wargame Campaign. I thought you might like it for 'filler' in the Heliograph (perhaps 1 or 2 pages at a time). Like ourselves, my brother was influenced by "Gunga Din". This was done in the late 40's maybe 1950-51. He made use of standup cardboad figures he made himself--and this was before Xeroxes!

Lucknow Cartoon Campaign Record (very slow: 277K)

He resolved things by dice rolls, and used rulers for measurements. The campaign was played out on a spacious basement floor in Chicago. Spiral-bound notebooks were used to keep track of things and rules were very simple-like hit or miss. Scale may've been something like 1 man=1,000! Hope you enjoy the pages.

I've also enclosed two 34 cent stamps for figures should you still have some left. I don't remember what you had available before (probably all gone anyway). I do like the old Scruby (Ultimate) figures 28mm if available. I'm certain the Osprey books on the Boer Wars are long gone too.

It's good to see the Copplestone figures, I assume the Foundry still sells his previous Darkest Africa line. I look forward to when I again can afford these great figures!

I'm also looking forward to your next issue of the Heliograph. I'm sure it will be another super issue!

Thanks for the illustrated pages, they start this issue on the following page. I still have the two Boer war books if you want them.